Amputations

Name: Amputations at ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Start: 12/3/2018

1 amputation · 20181212417 · 12/3/2018 · ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Location: 3206 FARBER DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61821
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had blocked the presser to remove a jam from the gasket machine. After starting the machine the employee realized the safety block needed to be removed. When the employee tried to remove the block, the machine completed its cycle and caused the partial amputation of a finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown